Pricing and Cost Accounting: A Handbook for Government Contractors, Third Edition

This essential reference helps federal contractors negotiate and maintain profitable contracts and remain in compliance throughout the life of the contract. Government contracting rules and regulations have changed significantly over the past six years. This new third edition covers: new thresholds for certification of cost and pricing data; revisions in cost accounting standards; implementation of commercial time-and-material and labor-hour contracts; new, stringent ethics requirements; the impact of stimulus funding; revised cost principles, including excessive pass-through costs, post-retirement benefits, and travel costs; and redirected audit initiatives based on the GAO review of DCAA. Plus...changed requirements for bidding...pricing...cost accounting...subcontracting...contract modification.... All the information you need to be in compliance with the new rules.